From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Necessary modification to the oil pipe for the Bentley V model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\2\ scan0054 | |
| Date | 30th March 1939 | |
| H100 To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}7/MH.{M. Huckerby}30.3.39. BENTLEY V.{VIENNA} It has been necessary to modify the oil pipe from the pump to the relief valve in order to clear the cross steering tube. The scheme for this modification is to ECD.1264, and is necessary for Bentley V production in view of which, we should be obliged if you would arrange for several sets to be urged and fitted to the following units to ensure that the job is satisfactory. Bentley V.{VIENNA} No.6 unit (Endurance). 9.B.V. (B.V. No.4 unit). 2.B.50. (W.III No.9 unit). Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} | ||